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1 Arpeggio Reference Manual for Bass Guitar

ContentsContents ............................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3

About The Author ................................................................................................................................. 3

1 - Triads ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Major Triad ................................................................................................................................... 4

Minor Triad ................................................................................................................................... 4

Augmented Triad .......................................................................................................................... 5

Diminished Triad ........................................................................................................................... 5

2 - Seventh Chords ................................................................................................................................ 6Major 7 ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Dominant 7 ................................................................................................................................... 6

Minor 7 ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Minor(Major 7) ............................................................................................................................. 7

Major7#5 ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Dominant 7#5 ............................................................................................................................... 8

Minor7b5 ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Diminished 7th .............................................................................................................................. 9

3 - Extended Chords ............................................................................................................................ 10

Major 9 (Fully Extended) ............................................................................................................. 11

Major 9 (within one octave) ........................................................................................................ 11

Major 11 (fully extended) ........................................................................................................... 12

Major 11 (within one octave) ...................................................................................................... 12

Major 13 (fully extended) ........................................................................................................... 13

Major 13 (within one octave) ...................................................................................................... 13

Dominant 9 (Fully Extended) ....................................................................................................... 14

Dominant 9 (within one octave) ................................................................................................. 14

Dominant 11 (fully extended) ..................................................................................................... 15

Dominant 11 (within one octave) ............................................................................................... 15

Dominant 13 (fully extended) ..................................................................................................... 16

Dominant 13 (within one octave) ............................................................................................... 16

Minor 9 (Fully Extended) ............................................................................................................. 17

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Minor 9 (within one octave) ....................................................................................................... 17

Minor 11 (fully extended) ........................................................................................................... 18

Minor 11 (within one octave) ..................................................................................................... 18

Minor 13 (fully extended) ........................................................................................................... 19

Minor 13 (within one octave) ..................................................................................................... 19

4 - Added Note Chords ........................................................................................................................ 20

6 .................................................................................................................................................. 20

add9 ............................................................................................................................................ 20

6/9 .............................................................................................................................................. 21

Minor 6 ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Minor add9 ................................................................................................................................. 22

Minor 6/9 .................................................................................................................................... 22

5 - Suspended Chords ......................................................................................................................... 23

Sus4............................................................................................................................................. 23

Sus2............................................................................................................................................. 23

7sus4 ........................................................................................................................................... 24

7sus2 ........................................................................................................................................... 24

maj7sus4 ..................................................................................................................................... 25

maj7sus2 ..................................................................................................................................... 25

7 Altered Extensions ........................................................................................................................ 26

Major7#11 .................................................................................................................................. 26

Dominant 7b9 ............................................................................................................................. 26

Dominant 7#11 ........................................................................................................................... 27

Dominant 7b13 ........................................................................................................................... 27

Dominant 7b9b13 ....................................................................................................................... 28

Minor 7b9 ................................................................................................................................... 28Minor7 b13 ................................................................................................................................. 29

Minor 7 b9 b13 ........................................................................................................................... 29

Major 7#5#11 .............................................................................................................................. 30

Dominant 7#5#11 ....................................................................................................................... 30

Minor7b5b9 ................................................................................................................................ 31

Minor7b5b13 .............................................................................................................................. 31

Diminished 7b9 ........................................................................................................................... 32

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TalkingBass.net

Arpeggio Reference Manual

for Bass Guitar

IntroductionWelcome to the Talkingbass.net Arpeggio Reference Manual. This short ebook is offered free to all

www.talkingbass.net members and also serves as a taster for the complete Study Book Of Chord

Tones, available through TalkingBass Media at thewww.talkingbass.netstore.

The arpeggio patterns are presented in a systemized way that facilitates quick and easy navigation.

All scales are displayed in standard notation, tablature and as fretboard diagrams.

A recommended fingering of the fretting hand is provided between the standard notation and

tablature and red circles are used on the neck diagrams to indicate the Tonic.

The shapes used for each scale are limited to the most common one octave patterns. For a more

exhaustive list of scale shapes please consult the Study Book Of Chord Tones.

In this book I wont be delving into the basic principles of chord construction. This book is intended

as a manual for quick reference and basic practice. The Study Book Of Chord Tonesprovides much

more detailed information and exercises on chord construction along with a full section devoted to

practice and improvisation concepts.

About The AuthorMark J Smith is a professional bass player from the UK and creator ofwww.talkingbass.net.During

the past 20 years Mark has worked all over the UK and the World as a sideman and bandleader,

performing every style of music from pop to rock to jazz to classical in ensembles ranging from trio

to orchestra. As a reading sideman, Mark has worked with hundreds of acts such as Jimmy James,

Susan Maughn, Peter Grant, Bucks Fizz, Ruthie Henshall, Zoe Tyler, Gerard Kenny, Iris Williams,

Elaine Delmar, Barbara Dickson and many, many more.

Mark has a First Class BA(hons) Degree in Music from Leeds College Of Music and many years of

experience teaching in music colleges and universities around the UK.

TalkingBass Media 2014

Terms and Conditions:

The purchaser of this book is subject to the condition that he/she shall in no way resell it, nor any part

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1 - Triads

Major Triad

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5

Chord Symbols (on C): C, Cmaj, C

Minor TriadIntervallic Construction: 1 b3 5

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm, Cmin, C-

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Augmented Triad

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #5

Chord Symbols (on C): Caug, C+

Diminished Triad

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 b5

Chord Symbols (on C): Cdim, Co

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2 - Seventh Chords

Major 7

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7, C7

Dominant 7

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): C7

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Minor 7

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7, C-7

Minor(Major 7)

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm(maj7), Cm(7)

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Major7#5

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #5 7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7#5, C7+5

Dominant 7#5

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): C7#5, Caug7, C+7, C7+5

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Minor7b5

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 b5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b5, C

Diminished 7th

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 b5 bb7Chord Symbols (on C): Cdim7, C7

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3 - Extended Chords

These arpeggios are limited to the more common Major7, Minor 7 and

Dominant 7 chord qualities simply to save on space and time. Once we delve

into extensions and altered extensions, we open up the number of possibilities

open to us by a huge amount but the chord construction principles are the

same through all the different chord qualities.

Two arpeggio fingerings are provided for each chord type. The first fingering is

the fully extended pattern working through the stacked thirds beyond the

octave (compound intervals). This larger shape demonstrates the way we

create chords.

The second fingering drops the extensions down an octave so all notes of the

chord can be viewed within a single octave. This demonstrates how the

extensions can be viewed in any register. A major 9th

interval is simply a major

2nd

interval but an octave higher. Chords can be voiced in any number of ways

and arent limited to a strict layout.

Each arpeggio includes a complete set of extensions as we move up through

the 9th

, 11th

and 13th

. So the 11th

also contains the 9th

and the 13th

includes the9

thand the 11

th. This is the basis for the system of creating extensions by the

stacking of thirds (tertian harmony).

However, when we create chord voicings, the extensions below the top note

are optional. For example, a C13 chord can be written with the notes: C, E, G,

Bb, D, F, A as a fully extended chord. But we may also remove the 9th

and the

11th

to give us C, E, G, Bb, A. So we simply add the appropriate extension to the

basic seventh chord.

To accommodate the larger range of the arpeggios, these patterns are shown

from the root note of C at the 8th

fret of the E string. This provides 4 strings to

move across and allows us to move into the higher register without the need

for large position shifts.

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Major 9 (Fully Extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 2 3 5 7 9


Major 9 (within one octave)



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Major 11 (Fully extended)






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Major 13 (Fully extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13



Intervallic Construction: 1 9 3 11 5 13 7


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Dominant 9 (Fully Extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 b7 9


Dominant 9 (within one octave)

Intervallic Construction: 1 9 3 5 b7Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj9, C9

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Dominant 11 (Fully extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 b7 9 11


Dominant 11 (within one octave)

Intervallic Construction: 1 9 3 11 5 b7


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Minor 9 (Fully Extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 b7 9


Minor 9 (within one octave)

Intervallic Construction: 1 9 b3 5 b7Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj9, C9

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Minor 11 (Fully extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11


Minor 11 (within one octave)Intervallic Construction: 1 9 b3 11 5 b7


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Minor 13 (Fully extended)

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 13


Minor 13 (within one octave)Intervallic Construction: 1 9 b3 11 5 13 b7


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4 - Added Note Chords

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Chord Symbols (on C): C6, Cadd6

add9


Chord Symbols (on C): Cadd9

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6/9

Intervallic Construction: 1 2 3 5 6

Chord Symbols (on C): C6/9

Minor 6Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 6

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm6, Cm(add6)

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Minor add9

Intervallic Construction: 1 2 b3 5

Chord Symbols (on C): Cmadd9, Cm(add9)

Minor 6/9Intervallic Construction: 1 2 b3 5 6

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm6/9, Cm6(add9)

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5 - Suspended Chords

Sus4


Chord Symbols (on C): Csus4, Csus

Sus2


Chord Symbols (on C): Csus2, C2

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Dominant 7sus4


Chord Symbols (on C): C7sus4, C7sus

Dominant 7sus2


Chord Symbols (on C): C7sus2

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Major 7sus4


Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7sus4, Cmaj7sus

Major 7sus2


Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7sus2

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7 Altered ExtensionsThe following arpeggio patterns are just a few of the many different chords that may be created by

adding altered extensions to a basic seventh chord. The most common extensions are listed and all

extensions are played within a single octave (9th

= 2nd

, 11th

= 4th

, 13th

= 6th

).

Major7#11

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #11 5 7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7#11, C7#11, C7+11

Dominant 7b9

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 3 5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): C7b9, C7-9

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Dominant 7#11

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #11 5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): C7#11, C7+11

Dominant 7b13

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 5 b13 b7Chord Symbols (on C): C7b13, C7-13

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Dominant 7b9b13

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 3 5 b13 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): C7b9b13, C7- 9 -13

Minor 7b9

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 b3 5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b9, Cm7-9

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Minor7 b13

Intervallic Construction: 1 b3 5 b13 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b13, Cm7-13

Minor 7 b9 b13

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 b3 5 b13 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b9b13, Cm7-9-13

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Major 7#5#11

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #11 #5 7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cmaj7#5#11, C7#5#11, C7+5+11

Dominant 7#5#11

Intervallic Construction: 1 3 #11 #5 b7Chord Symbols (on C): C7#5#11, C7+5+11, C+7#11

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Minor7b5b9

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 b3 b5 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b5b9, C-7b5-9, Cb9, C-9

Minor7b5b13

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 b3 b5 b13 b7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cm7b5b9b13, C-7b5-9-13, Cb9b13 C-9-13

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Diminished 7b9

Intervallic Construction: 1 b9 b3 b5 bb7

Chord Symbols (on C): Cdim7b9, Cdim7-9, C7b9, C7-9

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